Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – In a devastating turn of events, at least three people lost their lives, and over 60 others sustained injuries as Cyclone Hamoon wreaked havoc upon the southeastern Cox’s Bazar region. The cyclone, which crossed Bangladesh’s coastal belt on Tuesday night, left a trail of destruction in its wake, causing significant property and environmental damage in the coastal area.
Muhammad Shaheen Imran, the Deputy Commissioner of Cox’s Bazar, reported, “We received reports of three casualties in different parts of Cox’s Bazar due to the effects of Cyclone Hamoon. Some 63 people were also injured, with 18 individuals still receiving treatment in hospitals.”
The cyclone’s impact was felt far and wide, with approximately 30,000 houses sustaining damage. Imran noted that this number was not yet final, suggesting that the true extent of the devastation might be even greater.
Furthermore, Cyclone Hamoon disrupted power supplies and mobile networks in the district, compounding the difficulties faced by the affected communities.
In preparation for the impending cyclone, the authorities in Cox’s Bazar had evacuated over 40,000 people to government shelters. However, even with these precautions, more than 500 individuals found themselves displaced as their homes suffered severe damage, as reported by Cox’s Bazar’s Disaster Management and Relief Officer, Md Jahangir Alom.
Bangladesh had taken extensive measures to mitigate the cyclone’s impact, evacuating approximately 1.5 million people from its 10 coastal districts. The cyclone, which initially developed as a depression over the west-central Bay of Bengal, later intensified into a severe cyclonic storm known as Hamoon. Despite its powerful nature, the cyclonic system weakened as it made landfall on the Bangladeshi coast, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
